Six Days of the CondorThe classic spy thriller about corruption in the CIA that inspired the hit film and TV show: “A master of intrigue” (John Grisham). Sandwiches are a part of Ronald Malcolm’s every day, but one just saved his life. On the day that gunmen pay a visit to the American Literary Historical Society, he’s out at lunch. The society is actually a backwater of the Central Intelligence Agency, where Malcolm and a few other bookworms comb mystery novels for clues that might unlock real life diplomatic questions. One of his colleagues has learned something he wasn’t meant to know. A sinister conspiracy has penetrated the CIA, and the gunmen are its representatives. They massacre the office, and only learn later of Malcolm—a loose end that needs to be dealt with. Malcolm—codename Condor—calls his handlers at the agency, hoping for a safe haven, instead drawing another attempt on his life. With no one left to trust he goes on the run. But like it or not, Malcolm is the only person who can root out the corruption at the highest levels of the CIA. This “chilling novel of top security gone berserk” earned James Grady his reputation as a Grand Master of the spy thriller, inspiring legions of imitators as well as the classic Sydney Pollack film Three Days of the Condor and the new TV series Condor featuring Max Irons, Mira Sorvino, and Brendan Fraser (Library Journal). |
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Page 1965
... this wondrously lucky three - month Senate internship . I stayed late after class that night to persuade Les to tell me the “ great story ” about the CIA he'd told the class that he would break the next week when I was.
... this wondrously lucky three - month Senate internship . I stayed late after class that night to persuade Les to tell me the “ great story ” about the CIA he'd told the class that he would break the next week when I was.
Page 1973
... telling me that famed movie producer Dino De Laurentiis had read Condor in manuscript form and quickly ( Dino later told me after the first four pages ) decided to make it a movie . He bought the book outright , and my share of the sale ...
... telling me that famed movie producer Dino De Laurentiis had read Condor in manuscript form and quickly ( Dino later told me after the first four pages ) decided to make it a movie . He bought the book outright , and my share of the sale ...
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... telling a chronological chase story meant he couldn't show Redford on the run for six days and night, so everything compressed into three days. Redford went out of his way to be gracious. He stood outside with me one wintry Manhattan ...
... telling a chronological chase story meant he couldn't show Redford on the run for six days and night, so everything compressed into three days. Redford went out of his way to be gracious. He stood outside with me one wintry Manhattan ...
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... telling myself that this was the real world . Though I'd rushed a traditional novel sequel into a successful and New York Times - bestselling life , I realized that the quintet of Condor novels I envisioned after selling Six Days would ...
... telling myself that this was the real world . Though I'd rushed a traditional novel sequel into a successful and New York Times - bestselling life , I realized that the quintet of Condor novels I envisioned after selling Six Days would ...
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